• Other highlights: Many of us hold chocolate chip cookies near and dear to our hearts, but as Casey Jones and Robyn Lenzi acknowledge upfront, what makes this cookie our "favorite" can mean something different to everyone. This is why they start off with a bang by hitting the classics: Crispy, Soft, and Chewy. Even better, every recipe that follows gets a "crispy," "soft," or "chewy" label so that those of us with certain predilections know what we're getting into. Want to tweak a "crispy" recipe to make it chewier? The authors talk about how you can do that right in the introduction.

More than anything else, this book is just good, clean (sweet!) fun. Jones and Lenzi aren't trying to reinvent the wheel here — they're just showing us how much more bling we can add. If you're also open to venturing beyond your One True Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, then I think you'll have a grand ol' time baking your way through this book. After all, the more excuses to eat chocolate chip cookies the better, right?!

• Who would enjoy this book? Chocolate chip cookie lovers, folks often cooking for bake sales and potlucks

Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Chocolate Chip Cookies by Carey Jones & Robyn Lenzi

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